William Tychonievich leads A Life Less Ordinary

Posted by Thomas J. Brown at 0030 hrs

"Ravi: Wotto means swearing with someone else.
William: Um... swearing with someone else?
Ravi: Yeah. Like, instead of just swearing with yourself, you use somebody else.
William: When I say "fu", you say??
Lesley: Ck! You're right. It's much easier with two people.
William: Much.
Ravi: Nonononono. Wotto doesn't work like that. It's like, you put a wotto on Lesley's head that you'll do whatever it is.
Lesley: On my head?
Ravi: Yeah. And then if he doesn't do it, you're supposed to die.
William: Cool!
Lesley: Hey!
Ravi: Nonono, you don't actually die or anything. It's like, in English you say "Cross my heart and hope to die," but in Telugu it's?
William: Cross my heart and hope Lesley dies.
Ravi: Exactly. That's a wotto."

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